It's still extremely rare to see a low-priced used triple-frequency antenna on ebay. For less than US$300 I've only spotted extremely beat-up Zephyr Geodetic Model 2s and a few Leica AX1203+ GNSS (only the "+GNSS" model is triple-frequency) (there is one up right now). I've seen at least one Zephyr 2 listing that had a picture of a Zephyr 1 attached (look for the bigger bump in the top center on the model 2). I have yet to see a triple-frequency receiver for under $500.... John Green wpxs472 at gmail.com wrote: >Just so people don’t get to down on eBay antennas: > >I have gotten some deals on eBay I just couldn't have gotten elsewhere. >That is a nice looking antenna. A bit pricey for my budget. I thought just >north of $100 for a used Leica choke ring job was about it. The Trimble >antenna I got recently had issues, so I got it cheap and fixed the >mechanical problems. I think I have one of those HP timing antennas I have >heard mentioned here. I need to dig it up. I think I also have a PC Tel >model around somewhere. I still haven't gotten the top off that Chinese >made one that bit the dust at 12 volts. I need to get it apart somehow. I >think it can probably be repaired. I can at least let the seller know what >went bad.

Hi I think you probably will have to move up to around $500 or so (and still shop pretty hard) to find a Zephyr Geodetic 2 in excellent condition. A Novatel 703 Pinwheel would also be on the list of things to watch for. If you find a proper (L1 / L2 / L5 ) GNSS receiver with a pps out in working shape for $500, go for it. They tend to be quite a bit above that price. Most of what is in the $400 to $1000 range are L1 / L2 GPS only devices. Even with them, finding one that will do timing is a bit tough. Bob > On Feb 17, 2018, at 3:07 PM, Trevor N. <qb4@comcast.net> wrote: > > It's still extremely rare to see a low-priced used triple-frequency > antenna on ebay. For less than US$300 I've only spotted extremely > beat-up Zephyr Geodetic Model 2s and a few Leica AX1203+ GNSS (only > the "+GNSS" model is triple-frequency) (there is one up right now). > > I've seen at least one Zephyr 2 listing that had a picture of a > Zephyr 1 attached (look for the bigger bump in the top center on the > model 2). > > I have yet to see a triple-frequency receiver for under $500.... > > > John Green wpxs472 at gmail.com wrote: >> Just so people don’t get to down on eBay antennas: >> >> I have gotten some deals on eBay I just couldn't have gotten elsewhere. >> That is a nice looking antenna. A bit pricey for my budget. I thought just >> north of $100 for a used Leica choke ring job was about it. The Trimble >> antenna I got recently had issues, so I got it cheap and fixed the >> mechanical problems. I think I have one of those HP timing antennas I have >> heard mentioned here. I need to dig it up. I think I also have a PC Tel >> model around somewhere. I still haven't gotten the top off that Chinese >> made one that bit the dust at 12 volts. I need to get it apart somehow. I >> think it can probably be repaired. I can at least let the seller know what >> went bad. > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there.